202303262 B1 - [2025] EWCA Crim 1163

The judge’s rulings: 2 - the applicant’s bail conditions:

The prosecution wished to adduce evidence of the bail condition, prohibiting the applicant from having a smart phone, to which the applicant was subject prior to his arrest on September 2022. It was submitted that the applicant’s possession of the iPhone 13, despite that condition, showed a deliberate flouting of the court’s order, which could assist the jury in deciding whether the applicant engaged in the hacking activity which was the subject of the charges. The defence objected. The judge ruled that the evidence was admissible. No written ruling or statement of reasons was given.